While fans are eager to see the new Pokemon that await them inSunandMoonlater this year, a new leak has seemingly arrived confirming a handful of new creatures.

A number of new photos pertaining to brand new monsters inPokemon SunandPokemon Moonhave begun to spring up on various message boards today. The images in question appear to be pulled directly from a trailer that was set to debut this Friday for the new games, and they showcase a pair of monsters that first made their existence known throughleaks from Japan’s CoroCoro magazine. These monsters now appear to have English names for fans to begin referring to them by, Wishiwashi and Pyukumuku, while a previously unknown fungus-inspired beast called Morelull joins the cast of existing creatures.

While those new monsters are all well and good, however, I’d be remiss if Alola Raichu went unnoticed. As many fans are now well aware,Pokemon SunandPokemon Moonwill feature variants of longstanding Pocket Monsters know as Alola Forms. So far gamers have seen the likes ofVulpix, Ninetails, Sandshrew, Sandlash, and the now infamous Exeggutor get Alola forms, and it seems as if the often overlooked evolution of Pikachu, Raichu, will finally be getting a unique look in the franchise’s newest region.

Those hoping to see screenshots of the alleged Pokemon can do so in the gallery below, courtesy ofNeoGAF:

Now, leaks in gaming are a rather fickle thing to deal with for dedicated fans. While there’s validity to a number of them, there’s just as much of a chance that someone is trying to punk the entirety of the community surrounding it – a la thefaux Nintendo NX controller. Since few communities are as dedicated as those surroundingPokemon, it’s obvious that some may try to dupe this flock of gamers, so it’s important to keep that in mind when looking at these images.

Although some may be disappointed that these Pokemon have been revealed prematurely (provided they’re legitimate) – primarily since they ruin the anticipation building for the next trailer – there are sure to be plenty of additional Pokes to look forward to in the coming weeks. With that said, hopefully the game can avoid being spoiled further, but (in the eyes of this writer) it’s hard to deny thatAlola Raichu is one of the better variantsseen thus far inPokemon SunandMoon.

Pokemon SunandPokemon Moonare set to arrive exclusively for Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 2DS on June 24, 2025.